Morning journal and courier., 1887-10-04
General State News.

DERBY.
 John Connors, of Derby, who arrested for theft in New York, has been sentenced to tree years in State prison.
 NEW PLACE. F. ". Hallock, of F. Hallock & Co.,, has resigned Birminghan n Wire Nail company.
 BIRMINGHAM.
 petition is in circulation which is being signed ties charge all the street pedders and hucksters license fee.
 EIGHT HOURS AT coLT's.
 The workmen at Colts armory had notice that eight hours would hereafter constitute days work; the same went into effect yesterday They have been rupning ten hor-s since last March. GOLDEN WEDDING. Mir. and Mrs. Joel Hull of Deep River, celebrated their golden wedding on Wednesday evening. MT. 11th C. V. and then in the First Heavy artillery. GODFREY EIcHEL. Godfrey Echel, the brutal fellow who has several times been before & the police court came back from locked up for t,rrifying his family-Hartford Cou- rant
 WESLEYAN FooTBA1L1sTs. The Wesleye1 football eleven beat the Amhersts Saturday in the first game of the season by score
 4 to The game ar n e ood oTn than an both sides. The WesIeyans will soon arrfnge games with the Yales, Columbias and Williams. BIG MORTGAGE CLAIM. Insurance Commissioner Fyler has completed ed ar engagements for reappraisal of the property of the Sharps Rife company at Bridgeport, on which the | has mortgage of $2l2,o61. Commissioner Fyler ! will not be able to finish his exam nation of the Contineutal's assets for five six weeks. The Bridgeport mortgage is the most important one which the company holds.
 WEDDING. Mr. James W. Smith, eon of Officer Walter Smith of the Hartford police force, was married Sunday evening to Miss Lizzie Holland, of Fair Ha ven. The ceremony took place at the future home of the young people on Stato street, Hartford l Though the ceremony was priva+s the friends of the contracting parties wou d not allow the event to pass without recognition, and the wedding gifts were nr'nerors and ha audsome. DANBURY FAIR. Inc a-eat Danbu.y fair, the biggess g Id best of all the fairs of the son, begins to-day and lasts five days day There The & are 9eator 1 preparations than and the managers preS:ct 6oe ; 1rsf 2ad Of 400Co esz Sas and urday and thro on each of the other days. Meuy New Haven people attend these fairs every year. A SERIOUS WOUND. BRIDGEPORT Oct. 3-Thefeport that foul mrr- | der had taken place at New Canaan proves to be formerly employ by HenIy Taylor, got into dis, pute over debt of two dollars which the former formed. Taylor str dck him when the latt seized whifietree and struck Tay.or over the head. in led 0''-''' ' --' 'O HI ''n l TEACHERS MEETING IN SALISBURY. A teachers meeting will be held in the school phy, Charles D. Hipe, Hartford ioso History, 9sf 5. 5. Sanford, Stan ford 1120 Writing; 1885, p. m., Arithmetic, M. s. Crosby, Waterbury; 2:15, Tenn perance Physiology, A. P. Somes, Danielsonve; 3:30, Question Box. In the evening at 73O an ad- dress will be delivered subject and by speak CT to be announced later
 ROLL LEssENs. The death of ex-Governor Alexander H. Holey speedily follows that of the veteran Chauncev F. Cleveland. Hon. William T. Minor, of Stamrord, is the only survivor of the bellum govern He held office in 1855 and 1S56 Governor Hol- ley in 1857 and Buckingham from 1858 to 1865 inclu sve. Of the Governors since the there survive Hawiey, English, IngeI 5oll, Bigelow Andrews Wal Ter and Harrison Two, Jewell s1d Hubble I'd, have cd fordG mi